The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-14
GOVERNOR pIEnpoNr


r. ) licans to Camden. VI
Tothe Editor Of the inteiiiDencer.
S1R:-The temptation has overcome me
to express my views on tho subject of the
Senatorial contest now progressing at
Charleston. expressly absolve you and
your paper from all responsibility in any
thing I Hay and hold myself and the Re-
publicans I have met responsible; and
assure you I have not met one, nor heard
OF but one, except the Stale Tribune but
comedies with me in my opinion.
l assure you We were mortified and
humilisted when we road the intended
article which was to appear in the Tribune
in the lNrELLIaENcER Of to-day. !, with
my friends, have admired the course pur-
sued so far by the Republican members.
But now we are told the tactics are to be
changed and the Republicans are going to
elect Mr.. Camden. :,
Now, how does the matter stand. The
Republican press, and some Of the Demo-
cratic press, have been for the past year
denouncing Mr.. Camden for the illegiti-
mate use OF money in elections. It has
been charged that he has subsidized Dem
ocratic presses, and bought up some right
out. These are serious charges, but il
have read rightlyit has been charged that
he furnished money to buy votes-this is
criminal. 1t is charged that he belongs to
the greatest monopoly in the United
States. That monopoly not only controls
the petroleum trade OF the United States,
but also has engaged in the monopoly
OF the cotton seed oil OF the Southern
States. That coal oil monopoly has not
only gathered large wealth to itself, but in
doing 80 it has broken down all nmsller
operators by the subsidizing OF railroads.
and openly corrupted the members Of the
Legislrture~ OF the State Of Ohio by the
buying Of seat in the United States SEN
ate. These are the charges that have been
made by the press. Some OF these charges
have been nude by the Democratic press
Of the State. d ''as. s
! do not know personally thst any Of
these charges are true. As far as know,
personally, Mr.. Camden iB gentleman OF
untsrnished honor. l suppose the press
which msde the charge knows Of their
truth. 'so3 E
But now 1t is proposed that the Repub.
licsn members Of the Legislature shall
elect Mr.. Camden to tho y. s. Senate, and
the State Tribune, the Republican orgau ut
the State Capital, is to call upon the dele.
gates to support him. Is it possible that
the Republican press OF the State nave
been defaming Mr.. Camden by circulating
falsehoods2 Is it possible any Republican
member OF the Legislature can voto for
MIR. Camden II he believes that any of
these charges are true? And especially If
he believes that Mr.. Camden's company
have been guilty OF Substituting railroad
companies to break up small operators, or
il he belieyeR Mr.. Camden has made GRIM
inal use Of money to carry elections; fur.
nishing money to buy votes is a
criminal use b of money. Can the
State Tribune see the point?.. z, .3
Every Republican who votes for
Mr.. Camden Gays s thereby " that
he believes the Republican press
OF the State are liara. And further,
he lays himself liable to be charged OF
having been bought with coal oil money.
His neighbors who know him may not be-
liave the charge; but those, who do not
know him, will believe the charge. But
further and what is more serious to the
party, is that he makes the Republican
party shoulder all the charges agaicst J.
N. Camden, and exonorates all the Dsu,-
ocrats as party. II the Republicans
stand firm. and let the Democrats settle
the trouble as they must the Republi.
can party must gain many honest Demo-.
crats tQ tho party: But il they 50 in and
take the responsibility of all the charges
against Mr.. Camden, when you ask a
Democrat to vote the Republican ticket,
he will say. Republican party & It smells
too much Of coal oil ! a, t'ifs !{l q
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